Shoe



j Jan. -2l, 1930. J. v. vMATTos 1344322 sHE Filed Sept. '26, 1927 2 Sheets-Shea?. l

INvN-l-ur Jan. 21, v1930.

J. v. MA-T'ros 1,744,322

SHOE

Filed Sept. 26, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Jan. 21, 1930 PAT lN 'Ig f F F ICE onnv. MATTOS, or TAUN'roN. MASSACHUSETTS SHOE Application filed September 26, 1927. Serial No. 221,902.

The invention relates to a new anduseful improvement in shoes. One object of the invention vis toprovide a shoe with an insole which will be flexible and which will also cushion the outer sole.

Another object is to provide a combination inner sole and arch support.

Another object is to provide a new 'and novel method 'of attaching the outer sole.

1o Another object, is to provide a new and novel method of attaching a rubber h eel to the shoe.

Another feature of the invention relates to the welt.. f

515 @ther objects and features of this invention will be more particularly set forth hereinafter. y l

The invention will be fully 'understood from the following description when 'taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the'novel features thereof will be pointed out and clearly defined in the claims at the close of this Specification.

In the drawings: y Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of one form of shoe having incorporated therein features embodying the invention.

. Fig.'2'is a pla-n view of is a'pplied'tothe shoe. v

39 Fig. 3 is a longitudinal Section of the insole taken on line 3 3, Fig.2.

F Fig. 4 is across-section taken on line 4 4, ig. 2. y I Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the welt.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary plan yview of the completed shoe.

F1 7 is a longitudinal section of a doublesole s oeV embodying the invention.

` Fig. 8 is a section taken online 8'8, Fig. 7

. Figs: 9 and 10 are views illustrating successive. operations,4 in the production of the shoe shown in Fig. 7. j 1

5 Referring to the drawings, there is shown the insolehefore it videdwth an arch support, the said insole with a .longitudinal at `10 the upper of a shoe, at 11 the insole,-

is provided with alateralextension e of sheet cork which may be either integral with the main body of the insole or made as-a separate piece of corkas shown in Fig. 4, which overlaps the main body of the insole. made as a separate piece, 'it should be secured to the main "body of the insole by cement or.

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prlsing a top and edge covering portlon 15- and a bottomcovering. portion 16, the upper portion 15 preferably being of leather and the under portion 16 preferably being of canvas although the said covering portions may be of any suitable flexible material. The upper covering portion 15 extends overthe edge of the insole .and partly around on the underside and is there turned to form a lip portion 15a. The under cover portion 16 meets the portion 15 somewhat inside of the margin of the insole and is turned to form a lip 1'6a, the said two lip portions 15a and 16a facing each other, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, to fonm a two-ply lip ,tto receive thestitches 171for uniting the upper, the inner sole and we t. e f v The welt 14 (see Fig. 5) is formed'with a longitudinal ygroove 18 in one face thereof .to, facilitate the folding of the welt as will be hereinafter described and is also formed groove 19 to form a channel for the stitches.`

The upper will-be provided with the usual liningswhich are omitted in the drawings for the purpose of avoiding confusion.

The covering members 15 and 16 for the insole are cemented thereto and pounded down and the lip portions 15EL and 16a. have their contiguous portions provided with al film of cement, said lip portions being firmly. pressed together so that they will adhere.- The lip f formed by the lip portions laand l then a u per is trimmed close to the welt. Prefer a ly a rubber linin is provided to cover the welt stitching, but it is not deemed necessary .to show this in the drawings. The filler 12 .I

which is preferably. also of sheet cork is plied to the under face of the insole 11 wi 1n the recess bordered by the lip f and is secured to the insole preferably by cementing it to the covering 16 on the under side of the insole. n

Thel welt 14 is then folded along the line of the groove 18` so that the fold -is on the outer or exposed edge as shown in Fig. 1, thus making a two-ply welt, the two lies being in contact with each other. Pre erably the two plies of the folded welt 4are cemented together as shown at 6 in Fig. 1. The welt is then beaten by a beating-out machine and the outer surfacesand papered after the welt is folded. .i f A The outer sole -13 is then appllied over the cork filler 12 and is sewed to t e welt 14 by stitches 21 which pass throu h the sole' and both folds of the we lt 14 as c early shown in Fi 1. A

e outer sole is then trimmed closed to the folded edge of the welt. If desired, the outer .sole may vhave a row of false stitching 22 formed in well known manner on its upper face near the'edge.

If the shoe has a leather sole and is to-have a rubber heel, there is rst secured to the underside of the heel portion of the outer sole 13, a lift 23 of rubber whichis secured thereto by the same stitching 21 which secures the outer sole .to the weltv 14. The rubberreel 24 may then be secured to the rubber lift by cement S without the use 'of 'either nalls or stitching. The reason for4 the employment of. the rubber lift 23 between the heel 24 and the outer sole is that the rubber heel cannot be securely attached to the leather sole by cement alone but requires in addltlon elther sewing or nailing but rubber can be securely attached to rubber by adhesive. By the use of the. intermediate rubber A.lift lsewed to the leather sole andthen cementing the main v heel to said rubber lift there is noexposed stitching in the `heelto become worn throu h and let the heel become detached from t e -sole and there are no nails whichlimpalr the elasticity or the cushion eiect of the rubber heel when the hel becomes worn' down to the shea slofxthe nai s.l

e top lift"'23 i's-skived 'oi on its front .edge as shown at 26 and the breast portion of the heel 24 has an upwardly inclined front,V portion 27 to fit the inclined front edge 26 of the lift 23 so that the machine can sew right along on the incline 4without sto ping. 70 as would be necessary if it were an a rupt shoulder.

If the sole is rubber the entire rubber heel can be cemented to the sole without making the heel in two parts.

The shoe shown in Fig. 7 is provided with. a double sole. It has the cork insole and filler and folded welt as shown in Fig. 1 exce t that the cork insole in this instance is, forme Without the archsupport although, if desired, the I arch support may also be embodied inthe double yso e shoe. 4

There. is provided an intermediate sole 28 which covers the entire under surface of the iiller and extends-beyond the welt having 85 practically the same contour and size as in the case of the single outer sole 13. It is secured to uthe'Welt`14 in the same manner in which the outer sole 13 of Fig.- 1 is secured to the welt except that at the time the inter- I mediate sole and the welt are secured together by the stitches 21, the said stitching is applied only to that portion of lthe intermediate sole whlch is forwardof the plane; of the breast portion of the heel, the portion of the intermediate sole A.which is to be covered by the heel bein still free at this stage of the operation as s own in Fig.- 9; The outer or wear lsole 29 is then applied to the under face of the said intermediate sole .28 and the said outer 'sole 29, intermediate vsole 28, and welt 14 are all stitched together around the, heel portion thereof by one .line of stitching 31 which extends from the point where the stitching 21 terminated at the plane of the 105 breast of the heel.

At this stage that portion of the outer sole which is forward of the plane of the breast of the heel is still unattached 'to the intermedia-te sole. The said intermediate sole and 11'0 outer sole will now .be secured together by stitching 32 which passes throu h said intermediate sole and said outer so e/ The ,said intermediate sole 28l thus serves as awelt andmay be termed a Welt sole as distinguished 'from an ordinary strip welt or instead of such 1 a welt as shown at 14.v

`hatIclaim is: .A 1 1.l A shoe having an insole formed with o a lip4 projecting from the under face there- 1*" of lnear its margin to form a recess for a filler, a -welt and an upper secured Yto -said lip,- by a line of stitching, a filler within' ..the recess surrounded by said` lip, 125

a vwelt sole secured to said weltby a line of stitching around that part which is forward of the vplane of the breast of the heel, an outer sole applied to said welt sole and having that portionj of the outer sole which 13o is at the rear of the plane of the breast portion of the heel secured to the welt sole and welt b .a line of stitching which passes throng said outer sole, welt sole and welt, the portion of said outer sole which is forward of the plane of the breast portion of the heel being secured to said welt sole by stitching which passes sole and outer'sole.

2. A shoe having an upper, a welt secured to the upper, a sole'secured to said welt by a line of stitching around` that part of the sole which is forward of the breast of the heel, an outer sole having that portion which is at the rear of the breast of the heel secured to said first sole by a line of stitching'whioh passes through both of said soles and said Welt, the portion of said outer sole which is forward of the breast portion of the heel being secured to said first named sole by a separate line of stitching which passes through both of said soles.

In testimony whereot` I affix my signature. JOHN V. MATTOS.

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